"Michael", a biopic about Michael Jackson, is officially happening.

Fair enough. I expect to hear this a lot. Not gonna argue. All I'm saying is, to me, as someone who adores Bob's voice, I ain't happy!
I’m not saying he’s signing all the songs. The segment I have seen shows him signing on stage and they say he sounds just like Bob Dillon. Not that the MJ Estate would re-record songs with Jafar but it makes me nervous. Let me clarify that nothing would surprise me with JB 😂
 
I’m not saying he’s signing all the songs.
The reports I've seen suggest Chalamet is doing all of the singing.

The segment I have seen shows him signing on stage and they say he sounds just like Bob Dillon.
He really doesn't. I'm being picky bc I adore Bob Dylan and have been listening to him my entire life. It doesn't matter bc I won't be going to see the film. If other people enjoy it, that's great.

Not that the MJ Estate would re-record songs with Jafar but it makes me nervous.
I mean, they just wouldn't, would they? Would they? I know Jaafar is a singer but ... 😟

Let me clarify that nothing would surprise me with JB 😂
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The reports I've seen suggest Chalamet is doing all of the singing.


He really doesn't. I'm being picky bc I adore Bob Dylan and have been listening to him my entire life. It doesn't matter bc I won't be going to see the film. If other people enjoy it, that's great.


I mean, they just wouldn't, would they? Would they? I know Jaafar is a singer but ... 😟


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what a disaster that would be for the Michael movie. As successful as the MJ musical is I have passed on seeing it because of the singing and the chessy factor. I’m a MJ fan not someone pretending to be.
 
what a disaster that would be for the Michael movie. As successful as the MJ musical is I have passed on seeing it because of the singing and the chessy factor. I’m a MJ fan not someone pretending to be.
I don't want to watch people playing Michael so I don't even have any plans to go to see the biopic. Having said that, I've seen Colman Domingo's new film (Sing Sing), he's brilliant in it (imo) and now I'm really intrigued as to how he's going to tackle playing Joe.
 
There's biopics where the actors do all or some of the vocals. I know Gary Busey is singing all of the songs in the old Buddy Holly movie. In the movies about the early Beatles (Backbeat, Nowhere Boy), there's no actual vocals by the Fab 4. The vocals in Backbeat are not by the actors either. It's like old Hollywood musicals, sometimes its not the actors singing, but professional singers. In the New Edition movie all of the singing is by the actors too. All of the New Edition members were behind their biopic getting made. In the James Brown biopic Get On Up, most of it is actually James Brown, but a few parts are sung by Chadwick Boseman. There's a movie about Jimi Hendrix where the parts are sung by André 3000 from OutKast, because the filmakers could not get clearance for Jimi's recordings. With the Tina Turner biopic, all of Tina's parts were resung by her. Because with most of the original Ike & Tina recordings, the sound quality wasn't good enough for a modern movie. But Ike's parts were sung by a session singer. Ike was still alive at the time though and actually visited the film set.
 
In America Germany or Spain don’t exist either, it is Europe, American tourists go to Europe.
And if they visit Britain it's England. Wales? Scotland? - no, it's all England. I do love Americans but this is a little bit frustrating! :D
 
And if they visit Britain it's England. Wales? Scotland? - no, it's all England. I do love Americans but this is a little bit frustrating! :D
Also have you noticed how Europeans in general don’t say they go to the USA? No they will visit Florida or New York or California etc. They do make the distinction between the States usually.
 
Surely they wouldn't!!!
Who sang the songs in Elvis and Bohemian Rhapsody? And the other biopics, if anyone knows?
In both movies the lead actor sung parts that were mixed with stems of the original artists. For Bohemian rhapsody, another singer was also used to fill in the parts. It was a blend of actor/singer for both movies.
 
I understand and I respect that. I on the other hand would not. It wouldn’t make much sense for Jafar to have a fake duet with MJ when he’s supposed to be MJ 😂. Just messing
If it's one way to "finish" the song it makes plenty of sense to me.
 
I understand and I respect that. I on the other hand would not. It wouldn’t make much sense for Jafar to have a fake duet with MJ when he’s supposed to be MJ 😂. Just messing
This project is the perfect time for The Estate to ACTUALLY release some new music for Michael on his own; since the last time they did that was before the meteor hit the dinosaurs. 🥴 I really hope they don't waste this opportunity by doing something that will irritate tf outta my soul like neglect the opportunity to give you all some new Michael. 🤦🏾‍♀️ (And make the damn thing also sound as good as possible, at least.) 💀 I enjoy Jaafar and I think it's adorable how he gets to be Michael but, BOY, if they release a bunch of songs of him singing a whole lot when they haven't given Michael a new album in so long.... 🙂 The lack of creativity and lack of artistic visions of any kind from The Estate is driving me insane!

They definitely can include vocals from Jaafar because it's possible to make it nice and be a bit emotionally impactful. I just desire that for ONCE they think a bit about what Michael would do to balance things out, and there has to be some well thought through ideas they come up with. 🥴

Every single day I'm practically BEGGING for The Estate to get more creative than they have been ever since Michael was killed. 😕

I miss his sense of magic so damn much. I miss his perfectionism. I miss his love for his art. I really do hate it here without him. 💔
 
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While we wait for the OFFICIAL teaser. I simply put together this "concept teaser" 😊
VERY SIMPLE editing haha.
I just had fun with it. Something like this would be amazing. Simple yet so EPIC, you know? It would stand out from all the other teasers 🔥

Hmm, it did get me thinking whether they would be recreating the panther scene. It was a big thing then!!
 
Hmm, it did get me thinking whether they would be recreating the panther scene. It was a big thing then!!
Now that would be something to see. I'm curious. Btw @Billie Jean 78 , your signature got me in my feelings! I seriously LOVE that song. 😭

Also, does anyone have any links to some really good video(s) of Jaafar dancing on YouTube? I don't follow him or anything so I don't know what his best skills, media, songs, or choreography moments are. I remember that "Got Me Singing" song he put out back in 2019, and I really liked it. 💖

It would probably take me forever to sift through everything he's ever done to find his best work; since I haven't watched him from the very beginning when he first started his career like I have with Michael. 🤣
 
This project is the perfect time for The Estate to ACTUALLY release some new music for Michael on his own; since the last time they did that was before the meteor hit the dinosaurs. 🥴 I really hope they don't waste this opportunity by doing something that will irritate tf outta my soul like neglect the opportunity to give you all some new Michael. 🤦🏾‍♀️ (And make the damn thing also sound as good as possible, at least.) 💀 I enjoy Jaafar and I think it's adorable how he gets to be Michael but, BOY, if they release a bunch of songs of him singing a whole lot when they haven't given Michael a new album in so long.... 🙂 The lack of creativity and lack of artistic visions of any kind from The Estate is driving me insane!

Dude, they literally released new music 2 years ago for Thriller 40. What are you talking about?

Also, I'm not a fan of the Estate either, but I don't believe they have a "lack of creativity". They gave us a successful Broadway musical and 2 separate successful Cirque de Soleil shows for crying out loud.
 
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Dude, they literally released new music 2 years ago for Thriller 40. What are you talking about?

Also, I'm not a fan of the Estate either, but I don't believe they have a "lack of creativity". They gave us a successful Broadway musical and 2 separate successful Cirque de Soleil shows for crying out loud.
I'm not talking about them releasing something that was just meant to, again, ride off of the coattails of Thriller. 🤣 The music on Thriller 40 has become some of my favorites. Thriller 40 is a classic move. It's just them going: "Hey, here's THRILLER." What would be more interesting is working harder on their albums that are supposed to create the illusion of Michael's creations like Michael and Xscape. Michael doesn't have 7 "eras" that he created for nothing. Each album was like stepping into brand new chapters of his life and he did this purposely because it was fun as hell to experience. 🥱 That's why they started off that way because that's actually what they're SUPPOSED to be doing. 😂 You're all basically watching The Estate only do half of their job. They're doing great at the making money part, but they're also supposed to be creating for the fans in Michael's style. Michael wanted his work to "live" forever which meant he wanted his estate to continue for him by creating the illusion that he's "still alive" by following his process. 🙃

If you know about business and understand Michael's creative process then you probably know about all that already. Creating those experiences was important to him and him establishing those "eras" is what the fans have attached themselves to. That was The Genius that everybody is always talking about, the storytelling, the fantasy, and all of that. He set the whole thing up for them to easily replicate, they just aren't doing any of it and that's why his fans are constantly pissed off. LMFAO! 🤣

MJ The Musical and Cirque are beautiful. But EVERYBODY doesn't have access to them. 🙃 Creating things that are more accessible would actually help the reputation of The Estate because the fans that can't see those shows will no longer feel left out or ignored. These were all vital elements of Michael's plans for creation, marketing, promotion, inclusivity, sustainability, and longevity. 😂

I agree with you though because you're right about the stuff they did do, for sure. As someone who loves theatre, the broadway production had me ecstatic. 🥳 Considering how much Michael dreamed of having his own musical, I wish he could've seen it. ✨
 
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MJ The Musical and Cirque are beautiful. But EVERYBODY doesn't have access to them. 🙃 Creating things that are more accessible would actually help the reputation of The Estate because the fans that can't see those shows will no longer feel left out or ignored. These were all vital elements of Michael's plans for creation, marketing, promotion, inclusivity, sustainability, and longevity. 😂
Like a biopic with an international release? I agree there is more the estate can do but judging by the sales of posthumous releases, new music isn't what the world wants.

Sadly, Michael is a legacy artist. Releasing songs that he only ever half finished is never going to generate buzz (whichever producer you have finishing it). And Michael never wanted those unfinished songs to be released anyway.
 
The only thing I see ignored is anything having to do with The J5/Jacksons. That's what I'm more interested in. Mike's solo stuff doesn't need anymore promotion. That stuff is played on the radio all the time, or at least the Quincy Jones era is (in the USA), plus a few later ones like You Are Not Alone, Butterflies, Black Or White & Remember The Time. Thriller (the song) is brought up every Halloween. His videos has many 100s millions of views on Youtube & even a billion in a few cases.. The Jacksons don't.
 
The only thing I see ignored is anything having to do with The J5/Jacksons. That's what I'm more interested in. Mike's solo stuff doesn't need anymore promotion. That stuff is played on the radio all the time, or at least the Quincy Jones era is (in the USA), plus a few later ones like You Are Not Alone, Butterflies, Black Or White & Remember The Time. Thriller (the song) is brought up every Halloween. His videos has many 100s millions of views on Youtube & even a billion in a few cases.. The Jacksons don't.
Hopefully Triumph and some vintage J5 tunes get a big push next.
 
They gave us a successful Broadway musical and 2 separate successful Cirque de Soleil shows for crying out loud.
Mere "product", just like this biopic. Same template for every big star -- Elton John, the Beatles, Elvis, Queen, etc. --, they just change the details and put it out for casuals to lap it out because they want to hear the hits and get the "feels" from the same Hollywoodized life-movie tropes. I want unreleased music and footage from MJ.
 
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